The Dinky DK2 is Jackson's Pro Series superstrat, fast and shred-oriented with a compound-radius board that flattens toward the heel for easier bending up high.
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The Dinky DK2 is Jackson's Pro Series superstrat, fast and shred-oriented with a compound-radius board that flattens toward the heel for easier bending up high. This is confirmed as a Pro Series unit (genuine Floyd Rose 1000 Series trem, not the licensed X Series units), so aftermarket Floyd Rose 1000 parts should fit correctly. Note that other Jackson lines carry an 'X' in the model name (e.g. the Kelly KEX) to signal the budget X Series tier; the absence of an X here is itself the tier indicator.
Tailpiece
None (bridge-integrated, locking trem)
Neck mounting
Bolt-on
Scale length
25.5" (648mm)
Tuner hole size
10mm (25/64")
Nut width
42.86mm (1.687")
Not published by Jackson: string spacing and bridge mounting spacing. Measure these before buying a bridge.
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Shares the same mounting footprint as your stock Floyd Rose 1000 Series bridge. Should bolt into the existing route.
Floyd Rose's Original and 1000 Series share the same basic routed footprint and stud spacing, a well established cross-compatibility within the Floyd Rose family.
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View at AmazonThis bolts into the same route and studs as the bridge already on this guitar. Worth knowing it is a step down in materials rather than up, the Special uses zinc saddles and a zinc block where the stock 1000 Series uses steel and brass. Good as a like-for-like replacement, less so as an upgrade. Take care pulling the old studs, the post holes can strip.
Floyd Rose's own Swapping Your Floyd Rose guide lists the 6-string Original, Custom Shoppe, 1984, Special, 1000 Series Original and Titanium as sharing the same dimensions and swappable with each other without additional routing. This guitar ships with the 1000 Series, so the Special uses the same route and studs. Two caveats from the same guide: the Special's string lock screws are marginally shorter than the Original's, which only bites on bodies routed tight around a Special rather than to Original spec, and pulling existing studs and inserts can strip the post holes, in which case they need doweling and redrilling. On tier direction, Floyd Rose describes the 1000 Series as carrying the design, materials and features of the Original in a Korean-made bridge, while the Special swaps zinc alloy saddles for steel and a zinc alloy sustain block for brass. Fitting a Special here is a like-for-like replacement, not a step up. Verified against floydrose.com, September 2026.
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View at AmazonDouble-locking trems come in two different design families that do not mix. Confirm which camp your stock bridge and this replacement both belong to before buying.
Licensed double-locking tremolos split into two non-interchangeable design camps, genuine Floyd Rose spec and Schaller spec. Jackson-licensed tremolos are historically Schaller-camp, so this needs confirming against the stock 1000 Series unit before assuming a swap works.
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A popular high output pickup choice for this style of guitar. Needs soldering, not a plug-and-play part.
A widely used high output humbucker on modern metal guitars, standard humbucker footprint for the stock route.
A genuinely popular real-world pickup choice for this guitar family. Needs soldering, not a plug-and-play part.
Confirmed in real-world use on Jackson Soloist and Dinky-family guitars, standard humbucker footprint for the stock route.
Fits the pickup route on this guitar. This guitar's Floyd Rose tremolo likely calls for the F-spaced (Trembucker) version of this pickup instead, worth checking before you buy.
Standard humbucker footprint, fits the stock route. This guitar ships with a genuine Floyd Rose 1000 Series, a wide-spread tremolo, and Seymour Duncan themselves recommend the wider Trembucker spacing over standard spacing on guitars with this kind of bridge for correct pole-to-string alignment. The two spacing versions are not listed separately here.
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View at AndertonsThis is an active pickup set that needs a 9V battery inside the guitar and different wiring, a bigger job than a passive pickup swap.
Active pickup set requiring a 9V battery mounted in the guitar and a different wiring scheme than passive pickups.
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Matches the tuner holes already on this guitar. Your locking nut already handles tuning stability, so these are a straightforward smoother-feeling swap.
Standard non-locking Gotoh tuners at the confirmed 10mm bore used across Jackson headstocks. The locking Floyd nut handles tuning stability, so locking tuners are not required.
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Hole size should match, but Jackson's reverse headstock is known for aftermarket tuner screw holes not lining up.
Jackson pointed reverse headstock, screw hole alignment not guaranteed.
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View at AmazonHole size should match, but this guitar has a pointed reverse headstock. Confirm the correct InvisoMatch plate variant before ordering.
Jackson pointed reverse headstock, screw hole alignment not guaranteed even with an adapter plate unless the correct variant is used.
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View at AmazonHole size should match, but Jackson's reverse headstock is known for aftermarket tuner screw holes not lining up with the factory ones. Worth checking before ordering.
Jackson's pointed reverse headstock. Real owner reports specifically describe aftermarket locking tuner screw holes not lining up with the factory pilot holes on this headstock style even when post diameter matches.
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View at AmazonHole size should match, but Jackson's reverse headstock is known for aftermarket tuner screw holes not lining up.
Jackson pointed reverse headstock, screw hole alignment not guaranteed.
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View at ReverbHole size should match, but Jackson's reverse headstock is known for aftermarket tuner screw holes not lining up.
Jackson pointed reverse headstock, screw hole alignment not guaranteed.
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